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Jet Blue makes emergency landing at Long Beach Airport

Jet Blue Flight 1416 made an emergency landing at Long Beach Airport, injuring several passengers. Jet Blue Flight 1416 was en route to Austin, Texas. “Twilight” actor Jackson Rathbone was on board and tweeted details about the evacuation.

Jet Blue makes emergency landing at Long Beach Airport
Jet Blue makes emergency landing at Long Beach Airport

“On September 18, the flight crew aboard flight 1416 reported an issue with the number two engine and returned to Long Beach Airport,” Jet Blue officials said in a statement. “While the runway at Long Beach is closed, inbound flights are being directed to nearby airports. Customers are encouraged to check the status of their flights at jetblue.com/flightstatus.
Slides were deployed for the 142 passengers and five crew members that were on board.